Patents by Inventor Nick Derus

Nick Derus has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Ball stud separator tool
    Patent number: 10093008
    Abstract: An adapter for a ball stud separator tool may include a cylindrical body. The cylindrical body may include a threaded end and a mating end oppositely facing the threaded end. A plurality of adapter threads may be recessed into the cylindrical body proximate the threaded end and may be configured to threadably receive a plurality of ball stud threads of a ball stud. A flared cylindrical wall may be recessed into the cylindrical body proximate the mating end. The flared cylindrical wall may terminate at a curved seat disposed in the cylindrical body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Nick Derus, Scott Sells, Chad Thompson, Brian Todd Potter, Karl F. Reith
  • BALL STUD SEPARATOR TOOL
    Publication number: 20180133874
    Abstract: An adapter for a ball stud separator tool may include a cylindrical body. The cylindrical body may include a threaded end and a mating end oppositely facing the threaded end. A plurality of adapter threads may be recessed into the cylindrical body proximate the threaded end and may be configured to threadably receive a plurality of ball stud threads of a ball stud. A flared cylindrical wall may be recessed into the cylindrical body proximate the mating end. The flared cylindrical wall may terminate at a curved seat disposed in the cylindrical body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Nick Derus, Scott Sells, Chad Thompson, Brian Todd Potter, Karl F. Reith